SIUE Cougars (5-4, 0-0 OVC) vs. Ball State Cardinals (3-5, 0-0 MAC)
Game No. 10, December 8, 1 p.m.
First Community Arena
Edwardsville, Illinois
- The Cougars are coming off a 78-73 loss to North Florida Nov. 29.
- It was SIUE's first loss at First Community Arena this year.
- The loss to North Florida marked the first time SIUE has led at half but lost the game.
- Desmond Polk led SIUE with a career-high 19 points. It was the first time in his career Polk has led SIUE in scoring in a game.
- Ring Malith recorded his first career double-double against St. Ambrose scoring 10 points while pulling down an SIUE Division I-record 19 rebounds.
- Malith's 19 rebounds were the most in a game since Anthony Smith's 18 in January 1994.
- Malith is now the rebounding leader at 6.0 boards per game.
- Brian Barone is in his sixth season as Head Coach. He has a career record of 69-95 at SIUE.
- SIUE has nine newcomers to this year's team.
- The Cougars have four grad students which equals Morehead State for the most in the OVC.
- SIUE is allowing just 67.9 points per game, which is best in the OVC and No. 110 in the NCAA.
- Polk and Ray'Sean Taylor are each in their fifth season in the program. Taylor missed his true freshman season to injury.
- Desmond Polk is tied for fourth all-time with 119 games played at SIUE.
- Ray'Sean Taylor is fifth all-time (third among Division I-era players) in scoring with 1,456 points. He is 12 points from the No. 4 spot.
